MA, MSc, RGN, SCM, RNT. Aden Protectorate 1942 – Edinburgh, Scotland 2025. Fadwa Affara, our cherished friend and Co-Chair of the Africa Action Network forNurses, passed away peacefully in her care home in Scotland, surrounded by herloving family. Fadwa was a global…
Escalating violence against women and girls in Kenya is a societal emergency demanding accountability at all levels January XX, 2025: Representative organisations of Nurses and Midwives and human rights advocates from across Africa * stand together in expressing deepest concern…
Reach more than 6700 Young Girls in Rural Uganda Vaccination against the human pillomavirus (HPV) is key to preventing cervical cancer. Joining the WHO global effort to eliminate cervical cancer*, the African Action Network for Nurses and Midwives (AAN) implemented…
A year ago, the United Nations officially declared November 18th as the “World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence”. The official recognition of this day was an important step toward increasing global awareness…
A further 5,200 youngsters were informed regarding the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer prevention on 13 September 2023 – Nairobi, Kenya; Ishaka Bushenyi and West Nile Uganda: Cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related fatalities in women. Human…
Find out the facts about cervical cancer and the human papilliomavirus (HPV) that causes it. Help educate other women in your life too.
16 January 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: AAN’s partner in Kenya, Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK)*, has launched a targeted advocacy campaign for HPV vaccination in coordination with WHO’s Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. With AAN support, the RHNK campaign aims to sharply…
16 days of actvism against gender – based violence, The theme of the year 2022: Unite! Activism to end violence against women and girls.
14 November 2022, Ishaka Bushenyi, and West Nile Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya: Recognizing the Covid vaccine hesitancy in many African countries despite vaccine availability and alarmed at WHO-Gavi indications of a decline in all immunization coverage during the Covid pandemic including…
09 December 2021 – Geneva, Switzerland: The Covid Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurse-Midwives (AAN) and the AAN Award Committee* are honored to announce that the Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK) and the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) are…
«Charity continues to give and serve selflessly. I support this nomination 100%!» Dorothy Ngoma, Maternal & Child Health Special Advisor to the President of Malawi « It’s time to recognize nurses who spent a lifetime serving humanity,» Aster DM Health…
AAN and the Eswatini Nurses Association (ENA) donated 25000 evidence-based reusable protective face masks to the Eswatini Ministry of Health. AAN awarded a 10000 USD grant to ENA to produce masks locally, in partnership with the University of Eswatini. The…
Commencing in March 0f 2020, AAN partnered with the World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA), to produce a COVID syllabus of courses and up-to-date information for nurses and nurse-midwives free of charge, on the WCEA learning management system platform and app.…
Please follow the steps below: Step 1 Wash your mask before using it for the first time (see step 5). Step 2 Wash your hands or sanitize them before putting on the mask. Step 3 Remove your mask from its…
The covid virus is not a living, breathing organism. It cannot be “killed” but it can be destroyed. Alcohol in mixtures of over 65% alcohol destroys fat. Bleach mixed 1 part bleach to 5 parts water dissolves protein in the…
Please note that the evidence-based locally made reusable face masks referred to below should be worn as a preventive measure by Nurses, Nurse-Midwives, healthcare workers, and non-covid patients they come into contact with. When caring for covid positive patients, N95…
January 2021: The Covid Africa Action Network for Nurses and Nurse-Midwives(ANN) is proud to announce its partnership with Direct Relief and BD supporting AAN initiatives to enhance the safety of nurses, nurse-midwives, and other health care workers on the COVID…
Bangkok, October 2020: We are proud to announce that AAN Founding Member, Fadwa Ahmed Affara RGN, MA, MSc, MEd, is the 2020 recipient of the Princess Srinagarindra Award, for her outstanding achievements in the area of nursing regulation for quality…
Lilongwe, October 2020: Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed Ms. Dorothy Gillian Ngoma, a Nurse-Midwife and Community Health Specialist, as Special Advisor to the President of Malawi on issues related to maternal mortality and reproductive health. A former President…
The Students’ Association of Kampala International University (KIU) School of Nursing took on the challenge of PPE shortages, designing & producing reusable facemasks for health workers (HCWs). The WHO urges all stakeholders to “Speak up for health worker safety!” Ishaka-Bushenyi,…
The COVID Africa Action Network for Nurses & Nurse-Midwives launches a PPE crowdfunding campaign in solidarity with nurses and nurse-midwives fighting the coronavirus on the front lines in eastern and southern Africa. (Link to Crowdfunding site) June 2020: Geneva, Kampala,…
